LUIS ALEXIS BAUTISTA

St. Louis, MO. (314) 682-9060 | info@bautlaxart.com. bautlaxart.com | Instagram: @bautlaxart. 

DISCIPLINES: Sculpture, Iron Assemblage, Painting, Printmaking. 

BIOGRAPHY:  Luis Alexis is a Venezuelan-born visual artist whose practice encompasses sculpture, iron assemblage, painting, and printmaking. Trained in industrial electric welding and applied fine arts, he has exhibited widely in group exhibitions and biennials throughout Venezuela and Colombia. Since 2016, he has lived and worked in St. Louis, Missouri, where he is an active member of the local arts community. For the past four years, he has also owned and operated a lawn care company  called Green & Happy Lawn Service LLC.

ARTIST STATEMENT:  My work explores the dialogue between industrial strength and poetic fragility, transforming raw iron and discarded metal into expressive sculptural forms. Drawing on my early training in electric welding and fine arts, I approach metal assemblage as more than construction: it is a process of memory and transformation, giving new life and emotional resonance to rigid materials. Whether working with patinated iron, printmaking, or painting, my work reflects a journey across borders—from the Venezuelan Andes to the American Midwest and examines themes of identity, cultural heritage, and human resilience.

TRAINING 

  • 2004–2006 — José Valentín Hernández School of Applied Arts, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • 1991 — Certificate in Electric Welding, INCE Industrial, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2025 — Art Exhibition at the 15th Annual Day of the Dead Celebration (in collaboration with Hispanic Festival Inc., Mexicanos en St. Louis, and Latinx Arts Network), Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, MO (November 7–8)
  • 2025 — We Are Here: A Latinx Visual Journey, Schlafly Library, St. Louis, MO (October)
  • 2025 — Connections: 1st Meeting of Latin American Artists, Thematic Art Association in Missouri, Civil War Museum, Lemay, MO (June 28–30)
  • 2007 — Galeta Express Rubio, in Voices, Actions, Silences: Undeclared Artist Books, 12th Regional Artists Salons (Eastern Zone: Santander and Norte de Santander, Colombia – Táchira, Venezuela), Binational Traveling Exhibition, INTEGRARTE Project
  • 2006 — Tradition and Modernity (Featured work: Crucifixion, sculpture), Jáuregui Military High School, La Grita, Táchira, Venezuela (February 3)
  • 2005 — Grand Competition of Arts and Letters (Visual Arts Category), Reading Room, Ateneo del Táchira, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (October 2–23)
  • 2005 — New Names in Táchira Art: A Crowd-Pulling Exhibition (Featured work: Untitled, iron assemblage), Casa Steinvorth, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (September 9–10)
  • 2005 — Regional Group Exhibition of Visual Artists in Commemoration of Artist's Day: Tribute to Armando Reverón, Táchira, Venezuela (June 16–July 16)
  • 2005 — 2nd Mega Exhibition in Tribute to Jesús Soto (Featured work: Hoy voy [Today I Go], from the Genesis series), Ministry of Culture, Venezuela (April 7–July 24)
  • 2005 — 8th Salvador Valero Biennial of Folk Art (Tribute to Antonio José Fernández, "The Man with the Ring"), Trujillo, Venezuela
  • 2005 — Bolívar: Deed of a Universal Genius (Featured work: Untitled, patinated iron, 40 × 30 cm), Binational Art Exhibition, Consulate of Venezuela in Cúcuta, Cúcuta, Colombia / Venezuela
  • 2005 — New Faces of National Visual Arts: 15th Anniversary of the Banco Industrial de Venezuela Foundation, Táchira, Venezuela
  • 2004 — 11th Luisa Palacios Biennial of Graphic Miniatures (Tribute to Luisa Palacios), Associated Graphic Artists Workshop (TAGA), Caracas, Venezuela
  • 2004 — Painting and Sculpture Exhibition at the 1st "Voices and Poetry" Recitation Festival, Venezuela (November 4–6)
  • 2004 — From the Andes to Castillete: Tribute to Armando Reverón, Manuel Osorio Velasco Gallery, Directorate of Culture and Fine Arts, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (May 10–21)
  • 2003 — Traveling Exhibition, Legislative Assembly of Táchira State, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (November 17–December 15)

ART FAIRS, CURATORIAL & EXHIBITION DESIGN

  • 2006 — Organizer & Exhibition Designer (Museographer), Roots Beneath the Coffee Blossom (commemorating the 156th anniversary of the founding of Bramón), Bramón, Táchira, Venezuela (March 17)
  • 2004 — Exhibitor, 7th Western Tourism Showcase, Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela (November 25–28)